Question

The menus for three children for a day are listed below. Study the menus and answer the questions that follow:
Child A: 8.00 am: egg, toast, apple. orange, glass of milk.
12.00 pm: cucumber raita, rice, dal, bhindi sabzi (lady's fingers)
8.00 pm: chapatti, vegetable and paneer salad, dal, glass of milk

Child B: 8.00 am: a glass of orange juice, a bowl of cornflakes in milk
12.00 pm: potato chips, a can of soft drink, chocolate ice cream
8.00 pm: buttered bread roll, pineapple, buttered corn, ice cream

Child C: 8.00 am: a glass of orange juice, a burfi, a glass of sweetened milk
12.00 pm: cheese pizza, potato chips, a glass of milk
8.00 pm: spinach salad, a bun, a glass of milk

(a) Which child had a balanced diet?
(b) What must child C add to complete a balanced diet?
(c) Is the diet of child B a healthy one? Explain your answer.
(d) Which foods in these children's diets are foods to avoid? Why?

Answer 1

(a) Child A had a balanced diet.
(b) Child C must eat carbohydrate-rich food such as rice or chapatti.
(c) The diet of child B is not healthy because it includes too much fat-rich food.
(d) In child B's diet, soft drink, buttered bread roll, buttered corn and chocolate ice cream should be avoided because these contain excessive fats that cause obesity. In child C's diet, burfi, cheese pizza, potato chips and bun should be avoided because these contain too much sugar and fats that are not good in the long term. They may cause high blood sugar and obesity.